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What Maddox said was making sense. I had thought of
that too, but I still hated it.
“Babies can feel when a person is stressed and feeling
negative. They react accordingly to it,” he explained. “They
can sense when you’re tensed or frustrated. I’m not saying
it’s your fault she cries when you hold her. She’s a grumpy
baby, over all. I’m not a professional, but I guess she can
feel you.”
“You’re making a lot of sense, and I don’t like it,” I
grumbled.
I could feel his smile against my forehead. “Infants are
mysterious in many ways, Lila. We’ve learned that with five
kids. Don’t be so hard on yourself, Miss Perfectionist.”
“Maybe… I need to talk to a therapist?” I laid my head
on his chest, listening to his soothing rhythm of his
heartbeats. “I just want… I want to be the best version of
myself for our kids, Maddox. You’re right. I need time to
heal and I struggle with my feelings. This mini-vacation
helped, but I know the moment we go home, I’ll fall back
into my bad habits. It’ll be a routine; I don’t know how to
pause and I’ll eventually succumb to the stress again.”
“Whatever you want, Little Dragon. If you want to speak
with someone, we’ll do that.”
My phone rang and we both startled. Maddox chuckled
and leaning over me to grab my phone. “It’s mom. Probably
the kids again.”
It was an incoming video chat and I accepted the
request. Noah’s perfect face was the first thing I saw. His
ice cream covered face.
“Hi mommy,” he said with the biggest smile, as if we
didn’t just speak an hour ago.
“Hi, baby,” I said. My heart was practically bursting with
love. The other boys joined, coming in front of the camera.
“Grandma said we could eat ice cream twice today,”
Logan whisper-yelled. Savannah, Maddox’s mother,